Combined dinner-pail and heater.



No. 761,047. PATENTED MAY 24, 1904.

S. G. HAYS. COMBINED DINNER PAIL AND HEATER.

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PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL O. HAYS, OF SANDYLAKE, PENNSYLVANIA.

COMBINED DINNER-PAIL AND HEATER.

. SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 761,047, dated May24, 1904.

' Application filed November 25, 1903. Serial No. 182,678. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL O. HAYS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Sandylake, in the county of Mercer. and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in aCombined Dinner- Pail and Heater, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings,forming part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a verticallongitudinal sectional View through my improved combination dinner-pail.Fig. 2 is a horizontal cross-sectional View on the line 11 II of Fig. 1.Fig. 3 is a partial sectional view similar to Fig. 1, showing the heaterreversed and located upon the burner in position to be heated thereby.Figs. 4 and 5 are cross-sectional views on the lines IV IV and V V ofFig. 2, respectively.

My invention refers to improvements in dinner-pails or similar vesselsadapted to contain food; and it has for its objects to provide such anarticle which will have suitable compartments arranged so as to. securethe greatest economy of space and also to provide separate receptaclesfor different articles, together with an improved construction by whichliquids may be boiled or heated by means of a specially-constructed cupadapted to fit over a burner and its shell.

Referring to the drawings, 2 is the main vessel or pail, provided withthe usual top or cover 3. At one end of the apparatus across one end ofthe pail extends a partition 4, providing a space 5 between it and theend of the pail adapted to receive platters, knives, forks, or spoons,which may be compactly stored therein away from the other portions ofthe device. A similar cross-partition 6 extends from side to side of thepail, but of a less depth than the partition 5, extending only down to across-shelf 7, which forms a bottom between partitions 4 and 6, therebyproviding a separate compartment 8, adapted to receive salt, pepper, orsugar or other similar ingredients in limited quantities. The horizontalshelf or partition 7 extends .from partition 4 clear across to the otherend of the pail and is of about half the width across, as indicated inFig. 2, providing a considerably larger separate compartment 9. Alongitudinal vertical wall 10 extends from partition 6 to the end of thepail, and thus provides an inner wall for said compartment. By thisconstruction a shelf-like compartmentis provided which is also separatefrom the main interior cavity of the pail and is adapted to receivebread, cake, pie, or such light compressible articles of diet. Beneaththe shelf 7 and from the partition 4 to the other end of the pail forits full width is the retaining main cavity 11 of the pail extendingfrom the bottom to the under side of shelf 7, approximating half of itscross area, the remaining portion being of the full depth of the pail,as clearly shown and as indicated by the numeral 12 in Fig. ,2. By thisconstruction the larger portion of the interior of the pail is adaptedto contain meats, vegetables, and such heavy articles of diet as aremore readily packed together.

Upon the top ofthe cover 3 is located a burner 13, having a gauze orasbestos top 14.

and adapted to burn alcohol or other suitable fluid as fuel.

Surrounding the burner 13 is a case 14, adapted to protect and incloseit and also to act as a support for the cup, whereby it is held over theburner, as clearly shown in Fig. 3. The shell 15 should be provided withsuitable openings for the entrance of air and may be of any suitablemetallic construction, as will be readily understood. The cup or heatingvessel consists of an outer shell 16 and an inner shell 17, joined by acommon bottom or base 18 with an intervening space 19, adapted totelescope over the shell 15, fitting neatly down over the lamp and uponthe top of the pail, as clearly shown in Fig. l.

The inner shell 17 is provided with a series of perforations 20, bywhich construction it will be seen that coffee or tea may be made byplacing it in the inner vessel and allowing it to boil over the burner,straining through the The heating arrangement of the pail is of greatutility and convenience and forms a desirable addition to thedinner-pail, while the other features previously described render thepail very useful, and it will be found to provide a convenient, compact,and useful article for the purpose for which it is intended.

It is comparatively simple in construction, may be readily cleaned, iseconomical in cost, and will commend itself to all users of this classof utensils.

The heater and burner may of course be adapted to various types of pailsor similar vessels, orit may be used alone, and it is'not necessarilyconfined to the particular construction shown and described, whilevarious modifications and adaptations of the invention may be made bythe skilled mechanic without departing from the scope of the followingclaims.

What 1 claim is 1. A dinner-pail having a vertical crosspartition acrossone end, a horizontal partition extending partially across the maincavity of the pail, a vertical cross-partition extending upwardlytherefrom forming'a supplemental chamber, and a vertical longitudinalpartition extending from said cross-partition to the end of the pail atthe edge of the horizontal partition, substantially as set forth.

2. A dinner-pail havinga partition providing a compartment at one endfor knives, forks &c., for the full depth of the vessel, anadjacent-chamber extending across the vessel formed by a supplementalbottom above the main body portion of the vessel, and a supplementalvertical cross-partition, said supplemental bottom being extendedpartially across the width of the vessel beyond said cross-partition andhaving an upwardly-extending limiting edge, substantially as set forth.

3. A dinner-pail having a top or cover provided with a suitable burner,an upwardlyextended outer supporting and protecting shell, and a heatingvessel adapted to interfit with said shell, substantially as set forth.

4. A dinner-pail having a top or cover provided with a suitable burner,an upwardlyextended outer supporting and protecting shell and a heatingvessel having an inner perforated shell adapted to fit over theburnershell, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' SAMUEL C. HAYS.

Witnesses:

ERNST W. HILLIARD, A. W. GHRIsTY.

